Château Haut-Brion

Château Haut-Brion is the least well known of Bordeaux's first growths and is the only château outside of the Haut-Médoc to be awarded growth status in the Bordeaux classification of 1855. Haut-Brion rarely achieves a higher price than its contemporaries, and its intensely aromatic and concentrated wines are consistently viewed as some of the very best in the entire Bordeaux region.

Haut-Brion is the benchmark estate of the Péssac-Leognan (Graves' premiere sub-appellation), and is also a rarity amongst many Bordeaux growths in that it produces excellent red (Haut-Brion) and white (Haut-Brion Blanc) wine from 51 hectares hemmed in by the bustling, commercial suburb of Pessac.

Haut-Brion's red has a savoury richness and complexity on the palate that sets it above other Péssac reds, with greater intensity and depth of flavour than its neighbours. White Haut-Brion Blanc is right at the top of the white wine Bordeaux ladder every year.

Château Haut-Brion

Château Haut-Brion is the least well known of Bordeaux's first growths and is the only château outside of the Haut-Médoc to be awarded growth status in the Bordeaux classification of 1855. Haut-Brion rarely achieves a higher price than its contemporaries, and its intensely aromatic and concentrated wines are consistently viewed as some of the very best in the entire Bordeaux region.

Haut-Brion is the benchmark estate of the Péssac-Leognan (Graves' premiere sub-appellation), and is also a rarity amongst many Bordeaux growths in that it produces excellent red (Haut-Brion) and white (Haut-Brion Blanc) wine from 51 hectares hemmed in by the bustling, commercial suburb of Pessac.

Haut-Brion's red has a savoury richness and complexity on the palate that sets it above other Péssac reds, with greater intensity and depth of flavour than its neighbours. White Haut-Brion Blanc is right at the top of the white wine Bordeaux ladder every year.

"...it is extraordinary...ethereal...full-bodied, but that’s only apparent in the aftertaste, as the wine seems to float across the palate with remarkable sweetness, harmony, and the integration of all its component parts..." Robert Parker

“A modern-day version of the epic 1959, the 1989 Haut-Brion is all about harmony. Fine, silky tannins and expressive aromatics are two of the signatures. Tobacco, cedar and anise add layers of nuance to the dark, mineral-inflected fruit.” Antonio Galloni

"What we like about the business is that 'fine' doesn't just mean famous. The first growths and their ilk are here, but in company with some excellent, less well-known, sometimes very limited production wines and often at what seem very reasonable prices."

The Wine Gang, thewinegang.com

"The range is excellent and I don’t just mean that they go right to the very top. There’s something for everyone, whether you want mature first-growth Bordeaux or a little known gem from an estate that’s been in the same family for generations and which you’d be hard-pushed to find anywhere else other than at the cellar door. I’m always finding things I want to try on Cadman’s list."